Tasting Australia by Road - McLaren Vale

Views. Vineyards. Dining rooms where your phone is forgotten. McLaren Vale is so easy to enjoy it feels almost surreal. All this – right here? Welcome.  

Chef Karena Armstrong and Selina Kelly of Bondar Wines invite you to eat, drink and explore during a full-day road trip in celebration of provenance. Join them first for a breakfast-inspired snack and tour the private kitchen garden that helps supply The Salopian Inn, Armstrong’s restaurant, where technical nous meets comfort across a mod-Oz menu shaped by culinary adventure.  

Grenache is always a good idea, and here the region’s most celebrated variety will star in a tasting at Trott Vineyard featuring bottles from Bondar, Thistledown and Willunga 100.  

The family-run Nomad Farms – not usually open to the public – will welcome guests for lunch. See the source of Tom and Verity Bradman’s acclaimed pasture-raised produce, and how animals’ natural movement patterns sustain the property. A meal from Armstrong is set to be paired with local wine. 

There will be time afterwards to visit Papershell Farm near Willunga. Try its acclaimed almonds and tour the orchard alongside owner Surahn Sidhu, also an accomplished musician, as he helps soundtrack the day. A selection of artisan Lilyarra cheeses made with goat milk from Fleurieu Peninsula dairies will feature too. 

Zip back to the city after time with some of McLaren Vale’s quieter heroes – people who harness its remarkable abundance to work their magic.   
 
INCLUSIONS –

• All transportation  
• Tea and coffee  
• First stop: breakfast snack with paired beverage 
• Second stop: substantial snack with beverage tasting 
• Third stop: lunch dish with sides, served with a paired beverage  
• Fourth stop: cheese and an afternoon snack served with a paired beverage

MORE INFORMATION –

• Age 18+ event
• Caters to vegetarian and coeliac dietary requirements*

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